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I have never had an opportunity to shoot either a Coonan or Desert Eagle .357 Magnum but they do look rather awkward. The Coonan was supposedly a fairly well made pistol.
If you're referring to the .357 Magnum revolver cartridge (not the .357 SIG autoloader cartridge), the length of the round does necessarily make for a rather large and awkward grip. The biggest problem, however, is getting the long rimmed cartridge to feed in an autoloading action.
I wouldn't say the 357 Magnum performs better absolutely. It's a great round, but it also tends to have lots of muzzle flash and blast.
Keep in mind that the powder, bullet, and barrel length also will have a great deal to do with performance. For example, I'd take a good, hot 45 hollowpoint over 357 FMJ practice ammo.
The rimmed case may have something to do with it, but the folks that make .22lr autoloaders seem to have solved that problem. Maybe with a larger cartridge the grip angle becomes too severe?
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